We’ve recieved lots of questions in the past about how we got started and about our educational backgrounds, so here it is!

Chrissy Misso (owner/teacher) & the Studio

Chrissy is originally from Rochester, MN (she graduated from Centruy), went out west to Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR--graduating with a B.A. in Music Compostion & Education and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. She has also completed a Masters in Education from Concordia University--Portland.

Chrissy started teaching in Rochester in 2009 during the summer seasons and all-year-round in 2012, travelling to all of her students! In 2016, Chrissy joined the Minnesota Music Teachers’ Association and Music Teacher National Assoctiation in order to offer competition opportunities to students.

Chrissy opened her current location off of West Circle Drive NW in June 2018. While Chrissy has high expectations for every student, she tries to make lessons fun: students help pick some of their music—we aim for 3 “projects” each year, studio classes let students be more social, and games and technology keep learning fresh! There is a recital each spring and a public holiday music share each December at a local "Old Folks" home.

When Chrissy isn't working on studio stuff, she is crafting (crochet, sewing, card-making), baking, singing in Blessings (women’s vocal group) and teaching Sunday School at Bethel Lutheran Church, going to Color-Me-Mine with her family, travelling, tutoring at College Tutors, and hanging out with the coolest two-year-old around! If you want to see some of Chrissy's musical adventures, head to the studio Facebook page!

Angie Misso, Teacher & Consultant

Angie provides Chrissy's Studio with business assistance and, occasionally, helps out with beginning piano and violin lessons, and is taking ukulele with the other adult students! She graduated
from Valparaiso University with a Bachelors degree in Business and a minor in English.

When not advising Chrissy (it isn’t her day job, after all), Angie works at American Waterworks and JoAnn Fabrics, likes to paint and write, and hangout with her kitties.